NETSTAT Question

Hi,
When I use netstat from a local user computer (Windows XP) to look for SMTP
connections to my email server, it says the following:

TCP LocalComputer:3599 192.168.100.1:smtp ESTABLISHED

Does that mean that the local computer is sending SMTP requests on port
3599? I thought that SMTP was sent on port 25 or are they only received on
Port 25 and can be sent from any port?

Thanks in advance!

The Destiantion Port is 25
The Source Port (aka Client Port) is a random number usually between
2500-5000.

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"ib_redbeard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> When I use netstat from a local user computer (Windows XP) to look for
> SMTP
> connections to my email server, it says the following:
>
> TCP LocalComputer:3599 192.168.100.1:smtp ESTABLISHED
>
> Does that mean that the local computer is sending SMTP requests on port
> 3599? I thought that SMTP was sent on port 25 or are they only received
> on
> Port 25 and can be sent from any port?
>
> Thanks in advance!